# One UI 9 ends major Android upgrades for Samsung’s 2023 phones

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/one-ui-9-is-the-final-major-update-for-these-older-samsung-galaxy-phones/
- Published: 2026-11-14T13:15:00+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-14T13:48:06+00:00
- Original publisher: Engadget
- Original article: https://www.engadget.com/2310671/one-ui-9-samsung-galaxy-phones-last-major-update/
- Topics: Gadgets, Software, Technology

## Key points

- One UI 9 is the last major upgrade for several 2023 Samsung phones.
- Security patches are expected to continue through 2028.
- Some new One UI 9 AI features will not work on the S23 series.

## Summary

Samsung’s Android 17-based One UI 9 update is the final major operating system upgrade for the Galaxy S23 series, Z Fold 5, Z Flip 5 and several 2023 mid-range phones. Their software support is ending as promised, but security patches are expected to continue for several years.

The S23, S23 FE, Z Fold 5, Z Flip 5, A54, A34 and M54 are all reaching the end of their major Android upgrades; the Galaxy Tab S9 series follows the same schedule. Samsung’s policy offered selected devices four generations of Android and One UI upgrades and five years of security updates, putting patches for these models through 2028. One UI 9 adds interface, DeX, Notes and accessibility changes, though some of its new Galaxy AI features are not supported on the S23 series.

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